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EN 1.5023 Steel vs. EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5023 steel and EN 1.4558 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 1.5023 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4558 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 1860
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 67
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 43
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 56
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.42
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 97.7
39.2 to 47.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
32 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.6