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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0254 Steel

Both EN 1.4905 stainless steel and EN 1.0254 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4905 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0254 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 660
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.13
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 86.2 to 88.8
97.2 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.090
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0 to 0.020