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EN 1.5508 Steel vs. S41003 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5508 steel and S41003 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.5508 steel and the bottom bar is S41003 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 20
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 360
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 1460
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 490
310

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 51
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 640
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 52
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 43
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.199
83.4 to 89.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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 0.030