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EN 1.4854 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5023 Steel

Both EN 1.4854 stainless steel and EN 1.5023 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 39% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 1.4854 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5023 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
570 to 1860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17 to 56

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.35 to 0.42
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Iron (Fe), % 33.6 to 40.6
96.9 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 2.0
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025