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EN 1.8516 Steel vs. S44800 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8516 steel and S44800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8516 steel and the bottom bar is S44800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 570
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
82
Shear Strength, MPa 660
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.2
42
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2190
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.27
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
62.6 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020