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EN 1.6956 Steel vs. EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6956 steel and EN 1.4525 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 1.6956 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
5.6 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 680
480 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1230
1030 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120
840 to 1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
860
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 46
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.8
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
68 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3320
1820 to 3230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43
36 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
29 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 36
34 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.38
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.7
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 92.4 to 95.3
70.4 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 2.9 to 3.8
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.080 to 0.25
0