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EN 1.8868 Steel vs. S44625 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8868 steel and S44625 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.8868 steel and the bottom bar is S44625 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 350
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
25 to 27.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 100
69.4 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.25
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0