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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8872 Steel

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and EN 1.8872 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8872 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
95.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050