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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8505 steel and S46500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 1.8505 steel and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
2.3 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
550 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 630
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8