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EN 1.6368 Steel vs. EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6368 steel and EN 1.4874 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 34% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 1.6368 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4874 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 18
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 330
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 690
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 490
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580 to 650
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 24
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.17
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 97.2
23 to 38.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.3
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.045
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0