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EN 1.5026 Steel vs. S31266 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5026 steel and S31266 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 S31266 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1980
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
34.1 to 46
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.2 to 6.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 24
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5