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EN 1.5408 Steel vs. EN 1.4011 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5408 steel and EN 1.4011 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5408 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4011 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1620
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 48
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.32
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.8
82.8 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025