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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and EN 1.8879 steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 620
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
420
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
2.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
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