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EN 1.4724 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8509 Steel

Both EN 1.4724 stainless steel and EN 1.8509 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.4724 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8509 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
580
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
440
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
2.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.2
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.38 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 82.2 to 86.6
95.5 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
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