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EN 1.6511 Steel vs. EN 1.4474 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6511 steel and EN 1.4474 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6511 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4474 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 37
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 990
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 770
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1590
560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
25 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 97.2
61.2 to 69.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.2
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025