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EN 1.4983 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8868 Steel

Both EN 1.4983 stainless steel and EN 1.8868 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1.4983 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8868 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 69.6
96.4 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.060
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050