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EN 1.8523 Steel vs. EN 1.4823 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8523 steel and EN 1.4823 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8523 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4823 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1700
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
25 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 93.5 to 95.7
60.9 to 70.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0