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EN 1.5026 Steel vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5026 steel and S45503 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5026 steel and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
410 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1980
1610 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
72.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4