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EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6932 Steel

Both EN 1.4986 stainless steel and EN 1.6932 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4986 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6932 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
460
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 57
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
26

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.24 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.4 to 66.6
94.5 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0.35 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
1.8 to 2.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15