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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5402 Steel

Both S41050 stainless steel and EN 1.5402 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 S41050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5402 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
97.3 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.040 to 0.080