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EN 1.8888 Steel vs. EN 1.4057 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8888 steel and EN 1.4057 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 1.8888 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4057 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
320 to 430
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 110
16 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 510
520 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
840 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
530 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
96 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
700 to 1610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.12 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
77.7 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
1.5 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
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