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EN 1.4435 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8945 Steel

Both EN 1.4435 stainless steel and EN 1.8945 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.4435 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8945 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 43
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
260
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.25 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 59.8 to 68
95.1 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 15
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.050 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040