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EN 1.1152 Steel vs. EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1152 steel and EN 1.4821 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.1152 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4821 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 22
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 300
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 340
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 550
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 440
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 530
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 17
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.22
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.52
64.2 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.8 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015