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EN 1.8527 Steel vs. EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8527 steel and EN 1.4361 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.4361 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 39
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Shear Strength, MPa 550
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 66
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1670
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.12
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.3
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.2 to 95.1
58.7 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
3.7 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010