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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6563 Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and EN 1.6563 steel are iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.6563 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
620 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
3.6
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18 to 54

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.38 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
94.9 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
1.7 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025