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EN 1.8527 Steel vs. EN 1.4307 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8527 steel and EN 1.4307 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8527 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4307 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
180 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
14 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
190 to 320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 39
91 to 94
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 550
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
590 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
200 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 66
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1670
100 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.3
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.2 to 95.1
66.8 to 74.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015