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EN 1.4110 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5521 Steel

Both EN 1.4110 stainless steel and EN 1.5521 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 EN 1.4110 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5521 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 730
210 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 1030
310 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 1720
430 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 1330
300 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90 to 180
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480 to 4550
250 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 62
15 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 41
16 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 60
13 to 41

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.6
0.16 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 81.4 to 86
98 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.8
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
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.15
0