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EN 1.8945 Steel vs. EN 1.4031 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8945 steel and EN 1.4031 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 1.8945 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
11 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
220 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 350
400 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
670 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
390 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
770
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 42
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
77 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
380 to 1360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.36 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 1.4
12.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 99.5
83 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.16
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015