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EN 1.4634 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8505 Steel

Both EN 1.4634 stainless steel and EN 1.8505 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.4634 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8505 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
540
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
2.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
1950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 1.5
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 74.9 to 81.8
95.4 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035