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EN 1.4948 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8872 Steel

Both EN 1.4948 stainless steel and EN 1.8872 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.4948 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8872 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 48
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 100
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
410
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 17
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 75
95.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
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 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050