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EN 1.8527 Steel vs. EN 1.4362 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8527 steel and EN 1.4362 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 1.4362 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 39
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Shear Strength, MPa 550
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
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
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 66
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1670
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.3
22 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 93.2 to 95.1
65.5 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015