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EN 1.5525 Steel vs. S44627 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5525 steel and S44627 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5525 steel and the bottom bar is S44627 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
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 62 to 73
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 350
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 1440
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
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
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 240
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 640
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
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
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 42
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
25 to 27.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
69.2 to 74.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020