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Grade TDSiCr Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both grade TDSiCr steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 grade TDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 590
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1950
950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 70
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015