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EN 1.8522 Steel vs. S39274 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8522 steel and S39274 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 1.8522 steel and the bottom bar is S39274 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 380
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1250
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.2
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 44
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 33
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 36
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.29 to 0.36
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 93.7 to 96
57 to 65.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.2
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.24 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0