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EN 1.4406 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8527 Steel

Both EN 1.4406 stainless steel and EN 1.8527 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4406 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8527 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
520
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 470
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
66

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
1670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
3.7 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.4
93.2 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.85 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035