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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. EN 1.4922 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8505 steel and EN 1.4922 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 1.4922 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 630
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
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
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
10 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
83.5 to 88.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.35