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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

Both S32550 stainless steel and EN 1.5501 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S32550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
120 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
63 to 73
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
260 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
40 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
190 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.13 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
98.4 to 99.269
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025