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EN 1.8872 Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8872 steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 60% 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 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 380
620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
21

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0