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EN 1.4931 Steel vs. EN 1.4848 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4931 steel and EN 1.4848 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4931 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4848 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 970
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.26
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 11.3 to 12.2
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 86.8
45.4 to 55.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0