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EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5418 Steel

Both EN 1.4652 stainless steel and EN 1.5418 steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4652 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5418 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
490 to 1780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
17 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14 to 53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 46.3
97.8 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.025