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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. Grade TDC Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and grade TDC steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 grade TDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
98 to 99.4
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0.5 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020