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EN 1.5525 Steel vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5525 steel and N08332 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 45% 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 1.5525 steel and the bottom bar is N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 350
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 1440
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 240
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 640
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 51
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 42
12

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025