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S45000 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0434 Steel

Both S45000 stainless steel and EN 1.0434 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0434 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 410
110 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 14
12 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 650
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 22 to 50
64 to 74
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 590 to 830
280 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1410
390 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1310
250 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 160
39 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850 to 4400
170 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 50
14 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
15 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 47
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.1 to 79.3
98.8 to 99.18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.65 to 0.85
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025