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EN 1.8873 Steel vs. EN 1.4523 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8873 steel and EN 1.4523 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 1.8873 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4523 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 100
75.7 to 80.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
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 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0.15 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.8
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0