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EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5410 Steel

Both EN 1.4878 stainless steel and EN 1.5410 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.5410 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
20 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
290 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
560 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
400 to 480

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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
430 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
96.9 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.2 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1