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EN 1.4835 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6956 Steel

Both EN 1.4835 stainless steel and EN 1.6956 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4835 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6956 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
370
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 43
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
680
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520
730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
1230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 24
2.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
36

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0.28 to 0.38
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
1.0 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 68.4
92.4 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
2.9 to 3.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.25