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EN 1.4466 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8958 Steel

Both EN 1.4466 stainless steel and EN 1.8958 steel are iron alloys. They have 51% 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 1.4466 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8958 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
150
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
220

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 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 45.6 to 52.9
96.5 to 99.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040