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EN 1.5525 Steel vs. S44660 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5525 steel and S44660 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 S44660 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 350
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 1440
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
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
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 240
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 640
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 51
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 42
21

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
60.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 3.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
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
0.2 to 1.0