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EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5682 Steel

Both EN 1.4525 stainless steel and EN 1.5682 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4525 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, % 5.6 to 13
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480 to 540
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1250
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840 to 1120
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 130
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820 to 3230
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 45
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 33
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 41
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 79
88.7 to 91.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
8.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050