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EN 1.6982 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0590 Steel

Both EN 1.6982 stainless steel and EN 1.0590 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6982 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0590 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 820
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 78.7 to 84.5
96.4 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.15