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EN 1.4807 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8961 Steel

Both EN 1.4807 stainless steel and EN 1.8961 steel are iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4807 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8961 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 97
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 36.6 to 46.7
96.1 to 99.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 0.065
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14