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EN 1.8879 Steel vs. EN 1.4110 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8879 steel and EN 1.4110 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4110 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
250 to 730
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 510
470 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
770 to 1720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
430 to 1330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
90 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
480 to 4550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
28 to 62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
24 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
27 to 60

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.48 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
81.4 to 86
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.15
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0