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EN 1.8872 Steel vs. EN 1.4982 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8872 steel and EN 1.4982 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.4982 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
420
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
57
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
13
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
22
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
830
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
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0.0030 to 0.0090
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
61.8 to 69.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
5.5 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0.15 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0