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EN 1.8523 Steel vs. S42030 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8523 steel and S42030 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S42030 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 610
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1700
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 93.5 to 95.7
77.6 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.1
1.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0