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EN 1.4112 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8503 Steel

Both EN 1.4112 stainless steel and EN 1.8503 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.4112 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
600
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 470
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
3.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
2200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
1.2 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 76.6 to 81.2
95.8 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0.65 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0.25 to 0.35