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EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8871 Steel

Both EN 1.4886 stainless steel and EN 1.8871 steel are iron alloys. They have 46% 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 1.4886 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8871 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 38.7 to 49
95.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050