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EN 1.5538 Steel vs. S39277 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5538 steel and S39277 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% 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 1.5538 steel and the bottom bar is S39277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 64 to 69
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1810
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 64
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 42
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 53
26

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.5
56.8 to 64.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.23 to 0.33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.8 to 1.2