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EN 1.4655 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

Both EN 1.4655 stainless steel and EN 1.8879 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.4655 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 25
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 730
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 480
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
2.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 160
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 580
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 63.6 to 73.4
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15