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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and EN 1.5113 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 1.5113 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
220 to 470
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 430
360 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
320 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
91 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
270 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
97 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.6 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.9 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0