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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1127 Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and EN 1.1127 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 (2, 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 1.1127 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
190 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
14 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
280 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 620
420 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
660 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
410 to 580

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
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
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
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
90 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
440 to 880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
23 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.34 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
96.6 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035