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EN 1.0050 Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0050 steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.0050 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 330
620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.8
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.8
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 99.876 to 100
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.015