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EN 1.5503 Steel vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5503 steel and S41050 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.5503 steel and the bottom bar is S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 280
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 320
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 520
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 430
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 52
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 81
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 490
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.239
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
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 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030