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EN 1.8527 Steel vs. EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8527 steel and EN 1.4615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 1.4615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 39
91
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 550
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 66
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1670
99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.3
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 93.2 to 95.1
63.1 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
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 0.010