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EN 1.4362 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8869 Steel

Both EN 1.4362 stainless steel and EN 1.8869 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.4362 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8869 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
260
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 470
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 74.3
96.4 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.060
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050