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EN 1.6553 Steel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6553 steel and S32550 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6553 steel and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 240
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 21
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 460
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 800
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 670
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.7
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600 to 1190
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.23 to 0.28
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 98.2
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.8
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0