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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8875 Steel

Both EN 1.4659 stainless steel and EN 1.8875 steel are iron alloys. They have 44% 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 1.4659 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8875 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 49
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 94
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 640
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
3.2
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 370
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

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 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
93.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15