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EN 1.4845 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6958 Steel

Both EN 1.4845 stainless steel and EN 1.6958 steel are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4845 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6958 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
700
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
2.9
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
3050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
1.2 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
92.6 to 94.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
3.3 to 3.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12