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EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8873 Steel

Both EN 1.4122 stainless steel and EN 1.8873 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 1.4122 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8873 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 360
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480 to 520
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 850
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 630
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
420
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 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520 to 1000
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 31
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28 to 30
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.33 to 0.45
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 77.2 to 83.4
93.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.3
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15