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EN 1.3518 Steel vs. EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3518 steel and EN 1.4849 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 1.4849 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
42
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.3 to 97.8
32.6 to 43.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030