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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and EN 1.8507 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 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Shear Strength, MPa 620
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
1.0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
96.1 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
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 0.035