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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. EN 1.4373 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8505 steel and EN 1.4373 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4373 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 320
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 630
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
16

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
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
63 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
7.5 to 10.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015