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EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8870 Steel

Both EN 1.4652 stainless steel and EN 1.8870 steel are iron alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4652 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8870 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 610
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 340
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 46.3
95.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050