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EN 1.3520 Steel vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3520 steel and EN 1.4806 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 220
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 620 to 730
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1380
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

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
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