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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8895 Steel

Both EN 1.4588 stainless steel and EN 1.8895 steel are iron alloys. They have 47% 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 1.4588 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8895 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.4
97 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080