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EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8936 Steel

Both EN 1.4537 stainless steel and EN 1.8936 steel are iron alloys. They have 43% 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 1.4537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8936 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
40
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
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 36.3 to 46.1
95.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.7
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2