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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. EN 1.4449 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8505 steel and EN 1.4449 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 1.4449 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 320
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
240
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28
91
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 630
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
960
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
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
240
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
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
17 to 18.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
62.4 to 69.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
2.3 to 2.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.080
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