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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5511 Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and EN 1.5511 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
150 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
490 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
17 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
98.3 to 99.159
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015