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EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8503 Steel

Both EN 1.4901 stainless steel and EN 1.8503 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 1.4901 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
600
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
3.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
2200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.3
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 8.5 to 9.5
1.2 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 85.8 to 89.1
95.8 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.65 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.040 to 0.090
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.25 to 0.35
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0