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S40920 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5522 Steel

Both S40920 stainless steel and EN 1.5522 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 S40920 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
140 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 270
320 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
450 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
300 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
45 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 97
250 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 44

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 85.1 to 89.4
98 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
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 0.020
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.5
0