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EN 1.8879 Steel vs. N08028 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8879 steel and N08028 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8879 steel and the bottom bar is N08028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 510
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
39
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
12

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.6 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
29 to 40.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
30 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0