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EN 1.5536 Steel vs. EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5536 steel and EN 1.4537 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 43% 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 1.5536 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1600
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 47
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.7
36.3 to 46.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010