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EN 1.5514 Steel vs. EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5514 steel and EN 1.4821 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 1.5514 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4821 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 1680
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 60
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 40
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 50
21

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.35
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 99.099
64.2 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.8 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015