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EN 1.4931 Steel vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4931 steel and EN 1.4594 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 1.4931 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
490 to 620
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 970
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.26
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 11.3 to 12.2
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 86.8
72.6 to 79.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.2
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0