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EN 1.5680 Steel vs. EN 1.4876 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5680 steel and EN 1.4876 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% 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 1.5680 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4876 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 390
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 93.4 to 95
38.6 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.8 to 5.3
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0