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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6523 Steel

Both S46500 stainless steel and EN 1.6523 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6523 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
510 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
18 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
18 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
15 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0.35 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
96.6 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0.65 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
0.4 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0