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EN 1.4845 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7338 Steel

Both EN 1.4845 stainless steel and EN 1.7338 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% 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 1.4845 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7338 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
430
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 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
95.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010