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EN 1.4983 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6920 Steel

Both EN 1.4983 stainless steel and EN 1.6920 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4983 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6920 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
420

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 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 69.6
95.7 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0.3 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1