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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8523 Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and EN 1.8523 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8523 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 430
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
480
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
6.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
1700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
93.5 to 95.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.8 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25