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EN 1.4016 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8505 Steel

Both EN 1.4016 stainless steel and EN 1.8505 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4016 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8505 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
540
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 330
630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
1050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
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 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
2.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
1950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 79.9 to 84
95.4 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035