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EN 1.6982 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5507 Steel

Both EN 1.6982 stainless steel and EN 1.5507 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 1.6982 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
16 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.6
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.21 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13.5
0.25 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 78.7 to 84.5
97.8 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060