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EN 1.5525 Steel vs. EN 1.4002 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5525 steel and EN 1.4002 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.5525 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4002 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 350
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 1440
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
760
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 50
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 240
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 640
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 51
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 42
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
83.6 to 87.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
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 0.015