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EN 1.8823 Steel vs. S46800 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8823 steel and S46800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8823 steel and the bottom bar is S46800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.034
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 99.985
76.5 to 81.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.13
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0.1 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.017
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0.070 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0