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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5521 Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and EN 1.5521 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 1.4981 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5521 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
310 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
430 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
300 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
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 25
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
250 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
15 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 41

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.16 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
98 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025