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EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8838 Steel

Both EN 1.4021 stainless steel and EN 1.8838 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.8838 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 380
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 530
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 880
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 670
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
44
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
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.6
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
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1160
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 31
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 31
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.054
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.25
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.8
95 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.23
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14