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EN 1.5535 Steel vs. S42010 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5535 steel and S42010 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S42010 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 22
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 370
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 500
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
800
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
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 680
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
21

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
13.5 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
80.9 to 85.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.85
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.35 to 0.85
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