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EN 1.5501 Steel vs. EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5501 steel and EN 1.4122 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 1.5501 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4122 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
260 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
480 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 510
790 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 420
450 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 83
93 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 460
520 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 18
28 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
25 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
28 to 30

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.16
0.33 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.269
77.2 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015