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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0545 Steel

Both EN 1.4971 stainless steel and EN 1.0545 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0545 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 530
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.16
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0 to 0.35
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
95.5 to 99.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.85 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14