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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0225 Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and EN 1.0225 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0225 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
6.7 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
170 to 220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350
280 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
440 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
230 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
31 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
140 to 390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
98 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0