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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8505 steel and S41041 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 320
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
350
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 630
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
580

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
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

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
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1950
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
11.5 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
84.5 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030