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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8519 Steel

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and EN 1.8519 steel are iron alloys. They have 48% 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 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8519 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
630
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
1030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
3.1
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
58

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
3.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
2790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.27 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
2.3 to 2.7
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
95.7 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2