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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8522 Steel

Both S46500 stainless steel and EN 1.8522 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8522 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
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
730 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
470
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
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
63

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
26 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
23 to 33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.29 to 0.36
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
93.7 to 96
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
0 to 0.3
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25