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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8505 steel and EN 1.4361 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4361 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 320
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 630
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
58.7 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
3.7 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010