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S33550 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6511 Steel

Both S33550 stainless steel and EN 1.6511 steel are iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S33550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 470
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
430
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
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.32 to 0.4
Cerium (Ce), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
0.9 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 48.8 to 58.2
95.6 to 97.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0.025 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 20
0.9 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035