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EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8936 Steel

Both EN 1.4361 stainless steel and EN 1.8936 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 1.4361 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8936 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 43
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 58.7 to 65.8
95.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.5
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2