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EN 1.3520 Steel vs. EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3520 steel and EN 1.4516 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 1.3520 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4516 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 620 to 730
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
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 7.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
97

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
83.3 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
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 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.35