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EN 1.5414 Steel vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5414 steel and S20161 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.5414 steel and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 270
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 370
690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 580
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 380
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 370
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 20
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.7
65.6 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040