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EN 1.1127 Steel vs. EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1127 steel and EN 1.4986 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1127 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4986 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 230
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 25
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 370
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 480
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 790
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 580
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440 to 880
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 28
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.34 to 0.42
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.1
59.4 to 66.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030