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EN 1.4982 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8516 Steel

Both EN 1.4982 stainless steel and EN 1.8516 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.4982 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8516 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
570
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 57
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 490
660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
5.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
2190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
32

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.0090
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0.2 to 0.27
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 69.7
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.4
0