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EN 1.5026 Steel vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5026 steel and EN 1.4592 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1.5026 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1980
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
62.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8