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EN 1.4008 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8509 Steel

Both EN 1.4008 stainless steel and EN 1.8509 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have 87% 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 1.4008 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8509 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
580
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 31
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
2.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.38 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13.5
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 86.8
95.5 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035