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EN 1.4003 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6526 Steel

Both EN 1.4003 stainless steel and EN 1.6526 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.4003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6526 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
520 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0.35 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
96.6 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.65 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.020 to 0.040