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EN 1.6958 Steel vs. EN 1.4513 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6958 steel and EN 1.4513 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 1.6958 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4513 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 700
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 700
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1070
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.9
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3050
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.7
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.5
77.7 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.55
0.8 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0