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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8505 steel and EN 1.4537 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 44% 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 1.4537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 320
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 13
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28
91
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 630
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
46
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
22
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 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
36.3 to 46.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
4.7 to 5.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010