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EN 1.8838 Steel vs. EN 1.4410 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8838 steel and EN 1.4410 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 1.4410 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 19
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
410
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 58
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 380
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
23

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
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.985
58.1 to 66.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.23
3.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0.24 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0