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EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5023 Steel

Both EN 1.4874 stainless steel and EN 1.5023 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4874 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5023 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
170 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
570 to 1860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17 to 56

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.65
0.35 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 22
0
Iron (Fe), % 23 to 38.9
96.9 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0