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EN 1.6526 Steel vs. S32053 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6526 steel and S32053 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6526 steel and the bottom bar is S32053 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1460
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
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
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.3
41.7 to 48.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.22
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 0.010