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EN 1.8915 Steel vs. S32053 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8915 steel and S32053 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8915 steel and the bottom bar is S32053 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 19
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 400
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 98.9
41.7 to 48.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0.17 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0