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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. EN 1.4864 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8550 steel and EN 1.4864 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% 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 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4864 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 600
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.3
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1550
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
41.7 to 51
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015