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EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8895 Steel

Both EN 1.4878 stainless steel and EN 1.8895 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.8895 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
300

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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
14
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 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
97 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080