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EN 1.8527 Steel vs. S30415 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8527 steel and S30415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8527 steel and the bottom bar is S30415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 550
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
21
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
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 66
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
250
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
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.12
0.040 to 0.060
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.3
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.2 to 95.1
67.8 to 71.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030