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EN 1.5521 Steel vs. S44401 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5521 steel and S44401 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S44401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 360
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1390
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 630
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 49
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 35
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 41
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.2
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
75.1 to 80.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8