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EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3518 Steel

Both EN 1.4401 stainless steel and EN 1.3518 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4401 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3518 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
96.3 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030