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S44625 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8959 Steel

Both S44625 stainless steel and EN 1.8959 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 S44625 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8959 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
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 17
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27.5
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 69.4 to 74.3
94.9 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.45 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.17