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EN 1.4832 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5536 Steel

Both EN 1.4832 stainless steel and EN 1.5536 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.4832 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
140 to 170
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 510
460 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 47

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 67.4
97.6 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025