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EN 1.8507 Steel vs. EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8507 steel and EN 1.4526 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8507 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4526 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 550
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.7
77.4 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.8 to 1.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015