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EN 1.8872 Steel vs. EN 1.4828 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8872 steel and EN 1.4828 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1.8872 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4828 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 380
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
61.1 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
11 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0