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EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8958 Steel

Both EN 1.4372 stainless steel and EN 1.8958 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.4372 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8958 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 47
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
150
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
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 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 310
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
96.5 to 99.3
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.15 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040