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EN 1.4116 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8527 Steel

Both EN 1.4116 stainless steel and EN 1.8527 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4116 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8527 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 450
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
490
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 30
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
66

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
1670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0.040 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15
3.7 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 81.3 to 85
93.2 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.85 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
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
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0