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EN 1.6523 Steel vs. EN 1.4105 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6523 steel and EN 1.4105 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6523 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4105 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 1460
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.3
77.9 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0.15 to 0.35