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EN 1.8507 Steel vs. AISI 384 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8507 steel and AISI 384 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8507 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 384 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.7
60.9 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030