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EN 1.0402 Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0402 steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% 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 1.0402 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 290
620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.24
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 99.43
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015