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EN 1.8888 Steel vs. EN 1.4482 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8888 steel and EN 1.4482 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 1.8888 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4482 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
420 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 510
510 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
770 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
530 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
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
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.6

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
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
24
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
230 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
690 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
21 to 22

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
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
66.1 to 74.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
1.5 to 3.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0