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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8505 steel and EN 1.4460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1.4460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 320
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28
83
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 630
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
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
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
25 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
60.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
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 0.015