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EN 1.6526 Steel vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6526 steel and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 43% 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 1.6526 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1460
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.3
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5