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EN 1.8881 Steel vs. EN 1.4841 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8881 steel and EN 1.4841 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4841 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 510
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
47.1 to 55.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
19 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
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