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EN 1.4823 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5638 Steel

Both EN 1.4823 stainless steel and EN 1.5638 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4823 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5638 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.060 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
0
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 70.7
94.4 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 6.0
3.0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015