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EN 1.5682 Steel vs. EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5682 steel and EN 1.4021 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5682 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4021 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 480
390 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
630 to 880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
390 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
400 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
23 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
22 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0.16 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.7 to 91.1
83.2 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0