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EN 1.6526 Steel vs. N08801 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6526 steel and N08801 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 N08801 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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 520 to 1460
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
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
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.3
39.5 to 50.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.75 to 1.5