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EN 1.8509 Steel vs. EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8509 steel and EN 1.4021 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.8509 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4021 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 680
390 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
630 to 880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
390 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
400 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
23 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
21 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
22 to 31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0.16 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.1
83.2 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015