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EN 1.4600 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8523 Steel

Both EN 1.4600 stainless steel and EN 1.8523 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 EN 1.4600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8523 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 360
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 730
480
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
6.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
1700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 87.7
93.5 to 95.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.35
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25