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EN 1.5023 Steel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5023 steel and S30600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 440
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 1860
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 67
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 43
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 56
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.42
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 97.7
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 1.8
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020