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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5522 Steel

Both EN 1.4592 stainless steel and EN 1.5522 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 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
320 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
450 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
300 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
45 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
250 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13 to 44

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.2 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
98 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0