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EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5637 Steel

Both EN 1.4518 stainless steel and EN 1.5637 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.5637 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
280
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
64
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410
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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 70
94.9 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
3.3 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050