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EN 1.8151 Steel vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8151 steel and N08332 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.8151 steel and the bottom bar is N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 540
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1940
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
32
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0