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EN 1.5507 Steel vs. EN 1.4416 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5507 steel and EN 1.4416 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5507 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 260
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 31
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 26
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 26
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.080
0
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.21 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.25 to 0.35
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.7
45.2 to 52.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0