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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. EN 1.4841 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8505 steel and EN 1.4841 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4841 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 320
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 630
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
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 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
47.1 to 55.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015