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EN 1.4376 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6511 Steel

Both EN 1.4376 stainless steel and EN 1.6511 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4376 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 530
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.32 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20.5
0.9 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 76
95.6 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 8.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.5
0.9 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035