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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3536 Steel

Both EN 1.4618 stainless steel and EN 1.3536 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
55

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
2.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
96 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030