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EN 1.8864 Steel vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8864 steel and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 43% 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 1.8864 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 22
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
460
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
94
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 380
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
21 to 23
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0