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EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8550 Steel

Both EN 1.4021 stainless steel and EN 1.8550 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.4021 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8550 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 380
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 530
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 880
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 670
760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
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 30
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
67

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
2.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1160
1550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 31
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 26
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 31
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.25
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.8
94.4 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.85 to 1.2
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