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EN 1.5521 Steel vs. S41425 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5521 steel and S41425 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5521 steel and the bottom bar is S41425 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 59 to 72
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 360
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1390
920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 630
1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 49
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 35
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 41
33

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
74 to 81.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0050