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EN 1.8152 Steel vs. S40930 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8152 steel and S40930 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 S40930 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 540
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 2010
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
94

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 72
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
10.5 to 11.7
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.2
84.7 to 89.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.080 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0