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EN 1.4913 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8527 Steel

Both EN 1.4913 stainless steel and EN 1.8527 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4913 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8527 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 22
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 480
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 590
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 980
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 850
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 700
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
66

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 160
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600 to 1860
1670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 35
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 34
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.040 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 10 to 11.5
3.7 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 84.5 to 88.3
93.2 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0.85 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0