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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8505 steel and EN 1.3960 stainless 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 1.8505 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
60.2 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020