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EN 1.5502 Steel vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5502 steel and S42300 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.5502 steel and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 290
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 62 to 76
22
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 330
650
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 1380
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 440
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 210
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 520
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 49
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 35
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 40
40

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
11 to 12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.249
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3