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EN 1.8152 Steel vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8152 steel and S64512 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8152 steel and the bottom bar is S64512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 540
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 2010
1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
750
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 47
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
47
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
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
42

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.2
80.6 to 84.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.25 to 0.4