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EN 1.6526 Steel vs. S31260 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6526 steel and S31260 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.6526 steel and the bottom bar is S31260 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1460
790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.3
59.6 to 67.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.1 to 0.5