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EN 1.8516 Steel vs. EN 1.4607 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8516 steel and EN 1.4607 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8516 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4607 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 570
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Shear Strength, MPa 660
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.2
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2190
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.27
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
18.5 to 20.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
75.6 to 81.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8