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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8527 Steel

Both S42300 stainless steel and EN 1.8527 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8527 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
520
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 13
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 650
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
66

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
1670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0.040 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
3.7 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
93.2 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0.85 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0