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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8821 Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and EN 1.8821 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8821 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
280
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
96.8 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1