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EN 1.8881 Steel vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8881 steel and N08926 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% 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 N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 510
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
12
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
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
41.7 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0