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EN 1.4595 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8821 Steel

Both EN 1.4595 stainless steel and EN 1.8821 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 1.4595 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8821 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
400
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 30
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 85.8
96.8 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1