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EN 1.5503 Steel vs. EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5503 steel and EN 1.4749 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.5503 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4749 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 280
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 320
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 520
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 430
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.6

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
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 81
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 490
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
22

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.239
68.5 to 73.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
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 to 0.015