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EN 1.5521 Steel vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5521 steel and S32615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5521 steel and the bottom bar is S32615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 59 to 72
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 360
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1390
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 630
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 49
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 35
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 41
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.2
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
46.4 to 57.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
4.8 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030