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EN 1.8826 Steel vs. EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8826 steel and EN 1.4372 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.8826 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 68
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 390
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 99.98
67.5 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
5.5 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0