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EN 1.8516 Steel vs. EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8516 steel and EN 1.4961 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8516 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4961 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 570
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 660
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.2
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2190
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.27
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
65.6 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015