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EN 1.8527 Steel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8527 steel and S38815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8527 steel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
74
Shear Strength, MPa 550
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
860
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
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 66
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1670
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.3
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 93.2 to 95.1
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020