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EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8912 Steel

Both EN 1.4162 stainless steel and EN 1.8912 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.4162 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8912 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 32
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 77
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 22
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 73.3
95 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
1.0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.8
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.9
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.25
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 0.22