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EN 1.3518 Steel vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3518 steel and N08700 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3518 steel and the bottom bar is N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.3 to 97.8
42 to 52.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
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