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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0070 Steel

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and EN 1.0070 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0070 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
6.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
7.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.7
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
99.876 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.055
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.055