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EN 1.4552 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1141 Steel

Both EN 1.4552 stainless steel and EN 1.1141 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 1.4552 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1141 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.12 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 73
98.8 to 99.58
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035