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EN 1.5508 Steel vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5508 steel and EN 1.4901 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 20
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 360
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 1460
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 490
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
89

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 640
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 52
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 43
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.199
85.8 to 89.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010