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EN 1.6582 Steel vs. EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6582 steel and EN 1.4618 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 1.6582 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4618 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 300
200 to 210
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 620 to 1750
680 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.6
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.2
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 62
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 41
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 51
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.38
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.7
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 96.5
62.7 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
5.5 to 9.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 1.7
4.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.070
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010