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EN 1.5520 Steel vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5520 steel and S20161 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5520 steel and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 170
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 300
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 62 to 75
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 340
690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 1410
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 480
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 230
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 600
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 50
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 41
22

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
65.6 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040