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EN 1.8915 Steel vs. EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8915 steel and EN 1.4981 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 1.8915 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4981 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 98.9
59.6 to 66.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0