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EN 1.4854 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8946 Steel

Both EN 1.4854 stainless steel and EN 1.8946 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 1.4854 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8946 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.15
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.25 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 33.6 to 40.6
94.8 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.065
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.050 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14