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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8505 steel and EN 1.4597 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.4597 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 320
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
300
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 630
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
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
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.1
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 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
63 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
6.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030