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EN 1.5526 Steel vs. EN 1.4567 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5526 steel and EN 1.4567 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5526 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4567 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
190 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1650
550 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 59
19 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 40
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 49
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
63.3 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015