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EN 1.8527 Steel vs. EN 1.4547 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8527 steel and EN 1.4547 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% 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 1.4547 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 39
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Shear Strength, MPa 550
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 66
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1670
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.12
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.3
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 93.2 to 95.1
51 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010