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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5638 Steel

Both S44537 stainless steel and EN 1.5638 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S44537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5638 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.060 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
94.4 to 96.4
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0