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EN 1.8527 Steel vs. EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8527 steel and EN 1.4526 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4526 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 550
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
13
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
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1670
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.12
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.3
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.2 to 95.1
77.4 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.8 to 1.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015