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EN 1.8880 Steel vs. EN 1.4116 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8880 steel and EN 1.4116 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.8880 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4116 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 510
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
800
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
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
3.1

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
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
87
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
26

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
14 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
81.3 to 85
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 to 0.15
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
0.1 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0