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EN 1.5508 Steel vs. EN 1.4029 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5508 steel and EN 1.4029 stainless 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 1.5508 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4029 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 20
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
270 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 360
440 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 1460
700 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 490
410 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
750
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 51
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
89 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 640
440 to 1410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 52
25 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
23 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 43
26 to 34

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.25 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
12 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.199
82.8 to 87.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
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
0.15 to 0.25