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EN 1.4669 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8871 Steel

Both EN 1.4669 stainless steel and EN 1.8871 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.4669 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8871 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
410
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
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 13
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.6 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 65.2 to 74.8
95.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
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