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EN 1.8509 Steel vs. S32950 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8509 steel and S32950 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.8509 steel and the bottom bar is S32950 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 680
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
37
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
26 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.1
60.3 to 69.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010