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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0481 Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and EN 1.0481 steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0481 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 620
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.024
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.080 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
96.8 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0.9 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020