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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8527 Steel

Both EN 1.4806 stainless steel and EN 1.8527 steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8527 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
66

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.040 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
3.7 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
93.2 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.85 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035