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EN 1.6582 Steel vs. S40945 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6582 steel and S40945 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% 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 S40945 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 300
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1750
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.6
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
94

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.2
11
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 62
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 41
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 51
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.38
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.7
10.5 to 11.7
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 96.5
85.1 to 89.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.18 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.2