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EN 1.8509 Steel vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8509 steel and S45503 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 1.8509 steel and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
410 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
4.6 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
710 to 800
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 680
940 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
1430 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
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
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
82 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.1
72.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4