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EN 1.4826 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3518 Steel

Both EN 1.4826 stainless steel and EN 1.3518 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4826 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3518 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 60.4 to 68.7
96.3 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030