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EN 1.4429 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

Both EN 1.4429 stainless steel and EN 1.8507 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.4429 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
440
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 93
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 470
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
1.0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
96.1 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
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