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EN 1.5023 Steel vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5023 steel and S42300 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5023 steel and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 440
330
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
1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 67
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 43
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 56
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.42
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 97.7
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3