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EN 1.5538 Steel vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5538 steel and S44537 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 1.5538 steel and the bottom bar is S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1810
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 64
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 42
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 53
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.5
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0060
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0