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EN 1.5522 Steel vs. S42030 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5522 steel and S42030 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.5522 steel and the bottom bar is S42030 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 380
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 520
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
780
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
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 720
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.24
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
77.6 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030