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EN 1.6932 Steel vs. EN 1.4848 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6932 steel and EN 1.4848 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 55% 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 1.6932 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4848 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.24 to 0.32
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 94.5 to 96.4
45.4 to 55.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.55
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.1
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0