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EN 1.8903 Steel vs. EN 1.4002 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8903 steel and EN 1.4002 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8903 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4002 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 390
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.3

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
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.22
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.05
83.6 to 87.9
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 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.22
0