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EN 1.8872 Steel vs. EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8872 steel and EN 1.4581 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.8872 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
150
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
990
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 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
61.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0