EN 1.5521 Steel vs. EN 1.4034 Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.5521 steel and EN 1.4034 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.5521 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4034 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 21 | |
11 to 14 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 310 | |
230 to 400 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
76 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 360 | |
420 to 540 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 1390 | |
690 to 900 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 490 | |
390 to 730 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
270 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
770 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
30 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
3.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
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 | |
27 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
100 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 to 230 | |
81 to 94 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 630 | |
400 to 1370 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 49 | |
25 to 32 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 35 | |
22 to 27 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
8.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 41 | |
24 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.16 to 0.2 | |
0.43 to 0.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
12.5 to 14.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98 to 98.9 | |
83 to 87.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
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 |