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EN 1.4411 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8869 Steel

Both EN 1.4411 stainless steel and EN 1.8869 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have 78% 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 1.4411 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8869 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
260
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 68
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
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 13
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 920
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 73.1 to 79.5
96.4 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
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