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EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8836 Steel

Both EN 1.4458 stainless steel and EN 1.8836 steel are iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4458 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8836 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.054
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 40.2 to 53
95.1 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.23
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 30
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14