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EN 1.4008 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4826 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4008 stainless steel and EN 1.4826 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 1.4008 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4826 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13.5
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 86.8
60.4 to 68.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030