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EN 1.4724 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

Both EN 1.4724 stainless steel and EN 1.8507 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.4724 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Shear Strength, MPa 340
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.2
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
1.0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 82.2 to 86.6
96.1 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035