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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1181 Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and EN 1.1181 steel are iron alloys. They have 46% 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 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1181 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
160 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
19 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
190 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
560 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
280 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
90 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
210 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
97.4 to 99.18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035