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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. S42010 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8550 steel and S42010 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is S42010 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 600
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.3
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1550
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.15 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
13.5 to 15
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
80.9 to 85.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.4 to 0.85
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
0.35 to 0.85
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030