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EN 1.0034 Steel vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0034 steel and S15500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 EN 1.0034 steel and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 97 to 110
290 to 430
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 32
6.8 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 170
350 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 230
540 to 870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 380
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 280
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 95
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 84 to 210
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
30 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 100
71.9 to 79.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030