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EN 1.4922 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0491 Steel

Both EN 1.4922 stainless steel and EN 1.0491 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.4922 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0491 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
200
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
49
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 470
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 770
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 10 to 12.5
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 83.5 to 88.2
96.1 to 99.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.45 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 0.35
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.070