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EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8527 Steel

Both EN 1.4912 stainless steel and EN 1.8527 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4912 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8527 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
520
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 420
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
66

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.040 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
3.7 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 64.6 to 73.6
93.2 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.85 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035