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EN 1.8837 Steel vs. EN 1.4362 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8837 steel and EN 1.4362 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.8837 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4362 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 390
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 99.98
65.5 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.6
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 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0