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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6957 Steel

Both S46500 stainless steel and EN 1.6957 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6957 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.22 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
1.2 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
92.7 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
3.4 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0070
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15