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EN 1.6957 Steel vs. S44625 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6957 steel and S44625 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.6957 steel and the bottom bar is S44625 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 570
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1630
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.32
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.8
25 to 27.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 92.7 to 94.7
69.4 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.45
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.4 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0