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EN 1.0038 Steel vs. EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0038 steel and EN 1.4912 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0038 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4912 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 120
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 25
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 160
200
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28 to 31
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 270
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 430
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 220
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72 to 88
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 130
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.23
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 100
64.6 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015