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EN 1.8507 Steel vs. EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8507 steel and EN 1.4462 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.8507 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
370
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 40
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 550
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

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
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.7
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.22
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