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EN 1.4347 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

Both EN 1.4347 stainless steel and EN 1.8507 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.4347 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
440
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 34
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
1.0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.4
96.1 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035