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EN 1.4980 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8918 Steel

Both EN 1.4980 stainless steel and EN 1.8918 steel are iron alloys. They have 56% 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 1.4980 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8918 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 57
88
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 630
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 680
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0.020 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 16
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 58.5
95.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
1.1 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.2