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EN 1.8888 Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8888 steel and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 1.8888 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
22 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 510
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
630 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
260 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
170 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0