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EN 1.4017 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8527 Steel

Both EN 1.4017 stainless steel and EN 1.8527 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4017 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8527 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 350
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
66

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
1670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.040 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
3.7 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 78.3 to 82.8
93.2 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.85 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035