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EN 1.5113 Steel vs. EN 1.4590 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5113 steel and EN 1.4590 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5113 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4590 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 470
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 540
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 770
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 96
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 1570
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 26
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 97.5
79.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.8
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15