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EN 1.5501 Steel vs. EN 1.4369 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5501 steel and EN 1.4369 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4369 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 150
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 510
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 420
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 83
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 460
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 18
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.16
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.269
63 to 70.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
5.0 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015