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EN 1.8507 Steel vs. EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8507 steel and EN 1.3975 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8507 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3975 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.7
58.2 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030