EN 1.4028 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1552 Steel
Both EN 1.4028 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1552 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4028 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1552 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
11 to 14 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 400 | |
290 to 400 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
72 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 550 | |
460 to 510 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 930 | |
760 to 840 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 730 | |
460 to 650 |
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 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.8 | |
11 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
1.8 |
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 | 94 to 96 | |
81 to 98 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 380 to 1360 | |
560 to 1130 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 33 | |
27 to 30 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 27 | |
24 to 25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 32 | |
26 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.26 to 0.35 | |
0.47 to 0.55 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 14 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 83.1 to 87.7 | |
97.9 to 98.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
1.2 to 1.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.050 |