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EN 1.5535 Steel vs. EN 1.4912 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5535 steel and EN 1.4912 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.5535 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4912 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 22
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 370
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 500
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 680
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
64.6 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
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