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EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5522 Steel

Both EN 1.4652 stainless steel and EN 1.5522 steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4652 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
140 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 610
320 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
450 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
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 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
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 34
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 340
45 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
250 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13 to 44

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.2 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 46.3
98 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.025