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EN 1.5501 Steel vs. EN 1.4035 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5501 steel and EN 1.4035 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.5501 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4035 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 150
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 510
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 420
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 83
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 460
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
25

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.16
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.269
82.1 to 86.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0.15 to 0.35