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EN 1.6311 Steel vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6311 steel and EN 1.4592 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1.6311 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 19
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Shear Strength, MPa 400
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.1
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.23
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 98
62.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0