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EN 1.5024 Steel vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5024 steel and AISI 442 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5024 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 470
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1930
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.6
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040