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EN 1.5026 Steel vs. EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5026 steel and EN 1.4406 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5026 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4406 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1980
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
63.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015