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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1221 Steel

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and EN 1.1221 steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1221 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
10 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
240 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 430
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
730 to 870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
390 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
67 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
410 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
23 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.57 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.4
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
97.1 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0