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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8505 steel and EN 1.4923 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4923 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
12 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
300 to 440
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28
22 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 630
540 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
870 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
470 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
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
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
570 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
30 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0.18 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
83.5 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.9
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 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35