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EN 1.7034 Steel vs. EN 1.4589 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7034 steel and EN 1.4589 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7034 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4589 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 1780
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 63
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 42
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 52
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.34 to 0.41
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
13.5 to 15.5
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.2
78.2 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5