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EN 1.3518 Steel vs. EN 1.4005 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3518 steel and EN 1.4005 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1.4005 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
630 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.060 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.3 to 97.8
82.4 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
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
0.15 to 0.35