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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5663 Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and EN 1.5663 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4981 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5663 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
8.5 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.010