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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5026 Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and EN 1.5026 steel are iron alloys. They have 59% 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5026 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
200 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
660 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20 to 60

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.52 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.6 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025