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EN 1.5522 Steel vs. S39274 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5522 steel and S39274 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5522 steel and the bottom bar is S39274 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 190
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 59 to 69
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 380
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 520
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 720
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
25

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.24
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
57 to 65.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.24 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5