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EN 1.8880 Steel vs. EN 1.4852 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8880 steel and EN 1.4852 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 39% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 1.8880 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4852 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
41
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
160
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
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
11

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
29.6 to 40.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
33 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0.8 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
1.0 to 2.5
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