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EN 1.8959 Steel vs. EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8959 steel and EN 1.4652 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8959 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4652 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 16
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
450
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 30
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 350
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.7
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
340
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.19
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.85
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 94.9 to 99
38.3 to 46.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.45 to 1.6
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.35
7.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0.45 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.17
0