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EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1552 Steel

Both EN 1.4150 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1552 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 SAE-AISI 1552 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
220 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
290 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 460
460 to 510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
760 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
460 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
81 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
560 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
27 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
26 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.6
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 16.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 79 to 82.8
97.9 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
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
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0