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EN 1.4832 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8870 Steel

Both EN 1.4832 stainless steel and EN 1.8870 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 1.4832 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8870 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 67.4
95.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.5
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