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EN 1.8879 Steel vs. EN 1.4008 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8879 steel and EN 1.4008 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have 88% 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 1.8879 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4008 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
300
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
23

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
12 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
81.8 to 86.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
1.0 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0