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EN 1.8516 Steel vs. S35140 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8516 steel and S35140 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 53% 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 1.8516 steel and the bottom bar is S35140 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 570
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Shear Strength, MPa 660
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.2
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2190
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.27
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
20 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
44.1 to 52.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
1.0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030