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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1132 Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and EN 1.1132 steel are iron alloys. They have 45% 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 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1132 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
12 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
180 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
240 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
38 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
160 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.13 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
98.6 to 99.57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025