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EN 1.8879 Steel vs. EN 1.4466 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8879 steel and EN 1.4466 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4466 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
250
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 510
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
45.6 to 52.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
21 to 23
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0