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EN 1.8879 Steel vs. EN 1.4595 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8879 steel and EN 1.4595 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 1.4595 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 510
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
810
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
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

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
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
17

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
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
81.3 to 85.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0.2 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
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
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0