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EN 1.4876 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5637 Steel

Both EN 1.4876 stainless steel and EN 1.5637 steel are iron alloys. They have 49% 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 1.4876 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5637 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 33
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Iron (Fe), % 38.6 to 50.7
94.9 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
3.3 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050