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EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8837 Steel

Both EN 1.4568 stainless steel and EN 1.8837 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4568 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8837 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 21
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 930
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 1620
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 1490
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
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
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 5710
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 58
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 40
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 46
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.5
0.020 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.9 to 76.8
96.6 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.8
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1