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EN 1.8838 Steel vs. AISI 441 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8838 steel and AISI 441 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 1.8838 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 380
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
910
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 44
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.054
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.985
76 to 82.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.23
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0.3 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0.1 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0