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EN 1.6526 Steel vs. N08028 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6526 steel and N08028 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6526 steel and the bottom bar is N08028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1460
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.6 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.3
29 to 40.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.030