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EN 1.5023 Steel vs. EN 1.6982 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5023 steel and EN 1.6982 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5023 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6982 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 1860
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 67
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 43
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 56
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.42
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 97.7
78.7 to 84.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015