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EN 1.4910 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6523 Steel

Both EN 1.4910 stainless steel and EN 1.6523 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6523 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
150 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
510 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
18 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15 to 43

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.35 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 69.9
96.6 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.65 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0.4 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025