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SAE-AISI 1552 Steel vs. EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1552 steel and EN 1.4404 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1552 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4404 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
14 to 43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 400
220 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 510
420 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 840
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 650
240 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 98
110 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560 to 1130
140 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 30
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.3
62.8 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants