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EN 1.8872 Steel vs. EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8872 steel and EN 1.4597 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.8872 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4597 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
300
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
63 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
6.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 3.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
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