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EN 1.8871 Steel vs. EN 1.4112 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8871 steel and EN 1.4112 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8871 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4112 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 380
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
26

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
76.6 to 81.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0.070 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0