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EN 1.4857 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5680 Steel

Both EN 1.4857 stainless steel and EN 1.5680 steel are iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4857 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5680 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 28
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Iron (Fe), % 31.4 to 41.7
93.4 to 95
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 36
4.8 to 5.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050