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EN 1.5526 Steel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5526 steel and S30600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5526 steel and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 65 to 71
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1650
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
51
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
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 40
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 49
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020