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EN 1.5503 Steel vs. S82121 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5503 steel and S82121 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 EN 1.5503 steel and the bottom bar is S82121 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 280
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 320
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 520
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 430
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

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
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 81
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 490
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.2
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.239
66.7 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
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 0.010