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EN 1.5521 Steel vs. S32003 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5521 steel and S32003 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.5521 steel and the bottom bar is S32003 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 360
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1390
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1010
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
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 630
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 49
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 35
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 41
21

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 22.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
68.2 to 75.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020