EN 1.5026 Steel vs. EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5026 steel and EN 1.4740 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 1.5026 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel.

EN 1.5026 (56Si7) Silicon Steel EN 1.4740 (GX40CrSi17) Cast Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		200 to 480
Brinell Hardness		260

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		900

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		47
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		18

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		2.2

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		1.9
Base Metal Price, % relative		9.5

Density, g/cm³		7.7
Density, g/cm³		7.6

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		32

Embodied Water, L/kg		46
Embodied Water, L/kg		120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		4.8

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.52 to 0.6
Carbon (C), %		0.3 to 0.5

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		16 to 19

Iron (Fe), %		96.5 to 97.3
Iron (Fe), %		75.4 to 82.7

Manganese (Mn), %		0.6 to 0.9
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 1.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		1.6 to 2.0
Silicon (Si), %		1.0 to 2.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030