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EN 1.4662 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8824 Steel

Both EN 1.4662 stainless steel and EN 1.8824 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.4662 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8824 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430 to 450
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 540
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 830
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 620
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 840 to 940
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 70.2
96.6 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1