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EN 1.8888 Steel vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8888 steel and EN 1.4371 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 1.4371 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
45 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
290 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 510
520 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
320 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

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
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
270 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
250 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
16

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
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
66.7 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
6.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
3.5 to 5.5
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 0.045
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