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EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8505 Steel

Both EN 1.4537 stainless steel and EN 1.8505 steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8505 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
540
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
1050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 46
2.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
1950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 36.3 to 46.1
95.4 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.7
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035