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EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8864 Steel

Both EN 1.4150 stainless steel and EN 1.8864 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.4150 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8864 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.6
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 16.5
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 79 to 82.8
95.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050