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S33550 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5525 Steel

Both S33550 stainless steel and EN 1.5525 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% 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 S33550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5525 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
210 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 470
310 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
440 to 1440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
300 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
44 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
240 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
16 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 42

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.18 to 0.23
Cerium (Ce), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 48.8 to 58.2
97.7 to 98.9
Lanthanum (La), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 20
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 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