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EN 1.4826 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8918 Steel

Both EN 1.4826 stainless steel and EN 1.8918 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1.4826 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8918 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 60.4 to 68.7
95.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.1 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2