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EN 1.4941 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

Both EN 1.4941 stainless steel and EN 1.8507 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.4941 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
440
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 98
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 400
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
1.0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 73.6
96.1 to 97.7
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 0.035
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), % 0.4 to 0.8
0