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EN 1.4910 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8522 Steel

Both EN 1.4910 stainless steel and EN 1.8522 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 1.4910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
220 to 380
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
730 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
470
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
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
63

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.29 to 0.36
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 69.9
93.7 to 96
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.3
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25