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EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8550 Steel

Both EN 1.4372 stainless steel and EN 1.8550 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8550 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 47
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
470
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
67

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
2.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 310
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
1550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
94.4 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0.85 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035