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EN 1.8527 Steel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8527 steel and S21800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8527 steel and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Shear Strength, MPa 550
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 66
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1670
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.12
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.3
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.2 to 95.1
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030