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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1158 Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and EN 1.1158 steel are iron alloys. They have 59% 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1158 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
140 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
23 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
170 to 220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 620
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
470 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
240 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
89 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
150 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
17 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
97.6 to 99.38
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035