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EN 1.5522 Steel vs. S44536 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5522 steel and S44536 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 1.5522 steel and the bottom bar is S44536 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 380
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 520
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 720
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.24
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
72.8 to 80
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8