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EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8958 Steel

Both EN 1.4986 stainless steel and EN 1.8958 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4986 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8958 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
150
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 57
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 59.4 to 66.6
96.5 to 99.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040