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EN 1.8152 Steel vs. EN 1.4589 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8152 steel and EN 1.4589 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 1.8152 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4589 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 2010
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 72
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
13.5 to 15.5
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.2
78.2 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0