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EN 1.0590 Steel vs. S17400 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0590 steel and S17400 stainless 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0590 steel and the bottom bar is S17400 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
280 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
380 to 670
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 31
7.6 to 86
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 380
570 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
910 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
580 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
880 to 4060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
32 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
27 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
30 to 46

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.24
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 100
70.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0.15 to 0.45
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.15
0