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EN 1.5701 Steel vs. EN 1.4658 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5701 steel and EN 1.4658 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5701 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4658 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 160
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1300
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 46
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 34
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 38
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.7
26 to 29
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.7
50.9 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.8
5.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010