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EN 1.8902 Steel vs. EN 1.4724 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8902 steel and EN 1.4724 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 1.8902 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4724 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 380
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
73
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.015
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.05
82.2 to 86.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.13
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.22
0