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EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8519 Steel

Both EN 1.4878 stainless steel and EN 1.8519 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.4878 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8519 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
630
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
1030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
450
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
58

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
3.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
2790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.27 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
2.3 to 2.7
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
95.7 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2