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EN 1.8838 Steel vs. EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8838 steel and EN 1.4361 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 1.8838 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4361 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 58
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 380
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.054
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.985
58.7 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.23
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
14 to 16
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
3.7 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0