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EN 1.8153 Steel vs. S20432 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8153 steel and S20432 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.8153 steel and the bottom bar is S20432 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 570
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 2040
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 74
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 62
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.4
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 95.7 to 96.9
66.7 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0