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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8505 steel and AISI 416 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.8505 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 320
230 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
13 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
230 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 630
340 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
510 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
290 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
680
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
98 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
220 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
18 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
83.2 to 87.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0.15 to 0.35