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AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5502 Steel

Both AISI 440C stainless steel and EN 1.5502 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440C stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5502 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 14
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 840
190 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 1120
280 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1970
400 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1900
270 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 88
41 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
14 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
15 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
12 to 40

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 83.1
98 to 99.249
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants