EN 1.5520 Steel vs. EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.5520 steel and EN 1.4923 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.5520 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4923 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 21 | |
12 to 21 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 300 | |
300 to 440 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Reduction in Area, % | 62 to 75 | |
40 to 46 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
76 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 290 to 340 | |
540 to 590 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 410 to 1410 | |
870 to 980 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 480 | |
470 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
270 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
740 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
24 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
2.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
8.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
2.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
41 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
100 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 42 to 230 | |
110 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 600 | |
570 to 1580 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 50 | |
31 to 35 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 36 | |
26 to 28 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
6.5 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 41 | |
30 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.2 | |
0.18 to 0.24 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
11 to 12.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.7 to 98.9 | |
83.5 to 87.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
0.4 to 0.9 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.2 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 0.8 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.25 to 0.35 |