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EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0308 Steel

Both EN 1.4518 stainless steel and EN 1.0308 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4518 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0308 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
7.8 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
140 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
360 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
190 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
32 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
93 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 70
98.2 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045