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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% 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 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
380 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
550 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
810 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
8.5 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050