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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8871 Steel

Both EN 1.4557 stainless steel and EN 1.8871 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% 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 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8871 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
95.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050