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EN 1.5410 Steel vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5410 steel and S41050 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5410 steel and the bottom bar is S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 190
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 25
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 330
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 620
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 480
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 610
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 98.6
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.1
0