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EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5508 Steel

Both EN 1.4021 stainless steel and EN 1.5508 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 EN 1.4021 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5508 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
11 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 380
210 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 530
300 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 880
420 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 670
310 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 110
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1160
260 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 31
15 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 26
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 31
12 to 43

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.8
97.9 to 99.199
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025