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EN 1.8503 Steel vs. EN 1.4823 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8503 steel and EN 1.4823 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8503 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4823 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 600
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.3
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.7
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2200
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.24
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
25 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 95.8 to 97.5
60.9 to 70.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.65 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0