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S82012 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8550 Steel

Both S82012 stainless steel and EN 1.8550 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S82012 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8550 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
67

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 24
2.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
1550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 20.5
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.9
94.4 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.85 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.035