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EN 1.1151 Steel vs. EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1151 steel and EN 1.4406 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 EN 1.1151 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4406 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 150
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 26
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 240
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 330
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 520
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 340
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 100
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 310
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.24
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 99.43
63.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015