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EN 1.6920 Steel vs. EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6920 steel and EN 1.4460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6920 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 45
83
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 400
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.17
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
25 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 95.7 to 98
60.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.1
0