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EN 1.4005 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5526 Steel

Both EN 1.4005 stainless steel and EN 1.5526 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4005 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5526 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 750
490 to 1650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
17 to 59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
18 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
14 to 49

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.15
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.8
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.8 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 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), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.025