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EN 1.8888 Steel vs. EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8888 steel and EN 1.4849 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4849 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
42
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
11

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
32.6 to 43.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
36 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
1.2 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
1.0 to 2.5
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