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EN 1.8838 Steel vs. EN 1.4910 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8838 steel and EN 1.4910 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.4910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
250
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 58
98
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 380
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

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
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
54
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
210
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
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.054
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.985
62 to 69.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.23
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0.1 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0