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EN 1.4852 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

Both EN 1.4852 stainless steel and EN 1.8879 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 39% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4852 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
2.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 29.6 to 40.9
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 36
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.8 to 1.8
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15