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EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4525 stainless steel and S44537 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 1.4525 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 13
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480 to 540
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1250
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840 to 1120
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 130
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820 to 3230
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 45
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 33
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 41
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 79
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.35
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0060
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0