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EN 1.0451 Steel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0451 steel and S32550 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 1.0451 steel and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 270
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 99.58
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.5 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.040
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0