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AISI 442 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5503 Steel

Both AISI 442 stainless steel and EN 1.5503 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 AISI 442 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
120 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
180 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
270 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
400 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
41 to 81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
200 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
14 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.16 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 74.1 to 82
98.4 to 99.239
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
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 0.040
0 to 0.025