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EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4552 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4150 stainless steel and EN 1.4552 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4150 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4552 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.6
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 16.5
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 79 to 82.8
63.9 to 73
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0