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EN 1.5450 Steel vs. EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5450 steel and EN 1.4740 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5450 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.060
0
Boron (B), % 0.0020 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.2
16 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.8
75.4 to 82.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0