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EN 1.8825 Steel vs. EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8825 steel and EN 1.4903 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8825 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4903 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
20 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
320 to 330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 58
42 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 360
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
670 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
4.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.054
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 99.985
87.1 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.8
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.23
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0.18 to 0.25