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EN 1.5701 Steel vs. EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5701 steel and EN 1.4849 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 40% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 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 1.5701 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4849 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 160
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1300
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
42
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 46
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 34
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 38
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.7
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.7
32.6 to 43.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.8
36 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030