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EN 1.4512 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5682 Steel

Both EN 1.4512 stainless steel and EN 1.5682 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4512 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5682 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 310
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 95
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 84.8 to 89.5
88.7 to 91.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.65
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050