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EN 1.3518 Steel vs. EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3518 steel and EN 1.3549 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the spheroidized condition. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.3518 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.3 to 97.8
77.5 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0.9 to 1.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.070 to 0.12