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EN 1.6570 Steel vs. EN 1.4512 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6570 steel and EN 1.4512 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6570 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 500 to 660
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1130
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1060
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
95

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.5
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1520 to 3010
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 40
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 31
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 33
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.4
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 94 to 96.2
84.8 to 89.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.6 to 2.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.65