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EN 1.4852 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3551 Steel

Both EN 1.4852 stainless steel and EN 1.3551 steel are iron alloys. They have 40% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4852 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3551 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
8.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
82

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.77 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 29.6 to 40.9
88.8 to 91.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 36
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.8 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.1