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EN 1.8881 Steel vs. EN 1.4469 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8881 steel and EN 1.4469 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 1.8881 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4469 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 16
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
380
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
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
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
42
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
20

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
25 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
56.4 to 65.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0