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EN 1.4405 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

Both EN 1.4405 stainless steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
380 to 450
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 68
91 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 610
550 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
810 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 80.3
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050