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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. EN 1.4941 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8505 steel and EN 1.4941 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 1.4941 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 320
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
180
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28
98
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 630
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

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
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
65.1 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.8