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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5638 Steel

Both EN 1.4501 stainless steel and EN 1.5638 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.4501 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5638 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.060 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
94.4 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
3.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0