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EN 1.8527 Steel vs. EN 1.4412 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8527 steel and EN 1.4412 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4412 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 39
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
15
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
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 66
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1670
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.12
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.3
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.2 to 95.1
60.4 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030