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EN 1.4621 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8819 Steel

Both EN 1.4621 stainless steel and EN 1.8819 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% 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 1.4621 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8819 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.034
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 21.5
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 79.7
95.9 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1