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EN 1.4335 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8912 Steel

Both EN 1.4335 stainless steel and EN 1.8912 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% 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 1.4335 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8912 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 49.4 to 56
95 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 22
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.22