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S35125 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8516 Steel

Both S35125 stainless steel and EN 1.8516 steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S35125 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8516 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
570
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 370
660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
5.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
2190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.27
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 36.2 to 45.8
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 35
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035