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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7014 Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and EN 1.7014 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.7014 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
460 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
16 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.14 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0.7 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
97.3 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.020 to 0.040