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EN 1.5701 Steel vs. EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5701 steel and EN 1.4749 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.4749 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1300
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 46
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 34
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 38
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.7
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.7
68.5 to 73.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015