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EN 1.4611 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

Both EN 1.4611 stainless steel and EN 1.8507 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 1.4611 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 330
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
1.0 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.3 to 80.8
96.1 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.0
0