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EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0348 Steel

Both EN 1.4878 stainless steel and EN 1.0348 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4878 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0348 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
97.5 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020