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EN 1.8152 Steel vs. S39277 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8152 steel and S39277 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 1.8152 steel and the bottom bar is S39277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 540
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 2010
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 72
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.2
56.8 to 64.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.23 to 0.33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0