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EN 1.5511 Steel vs. AISI 439 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5511 steel and AISI 439 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5511 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 439 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 51 to 69
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 580
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.39
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.159
77.1 to 82.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.1