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EN 1.4589 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8932 Steel

Both EN 1.4589 stainless steel and EN 1.8932 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4589 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8932 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 96
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 15.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 85
95.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2