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EN 1.5026 Steel vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5026 steel and S20161 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.5026 steel and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
250
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 660 to 1980
980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
65.6 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040