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EN 1.8523 Steel vs. N08904 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8523 steel and N08904 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 51% 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 1.8523 steel and the bottom bar is N08904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Shear Strength, MPa 610
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
37
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1700
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 93.5 to 95.7
38.8 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.1
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0