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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8516 Steel

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and EN 1.8516 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8516 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
570
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 340
660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
5.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
2190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.27
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0.5 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035