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EN 1.4931 Steel vs. EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4931 steel and EN 1.4520 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 1.4931 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 970
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.26
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 11.3 to 12.2
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 86.8
80.1 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0