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EN 1.8902 Steel vs. EN 1.4162 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8902 steel and EN 1.4162 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.8902 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4162 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
410
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 58
77
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 380
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1000
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 44
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
21 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.05
67.2 to 73.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.8
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.13
0.1 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
1.4 to 1.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0.2 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.22
0