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EN 1.4724 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6511 Steel

Both EN 1.4724 stainless steel and EN 1.6511 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4724 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.32 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0.9 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 82.2 to 86.6
95.6 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035