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EN 1.5535 Steel vs. EN 1.4029 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5535 steel and EN 1.4029 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.5535 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4029 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 22
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
270 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 370
440 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
700 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 500
410 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
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
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
89 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 680
440 to 1410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
25 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
23 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
26 to 34

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.25 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
12 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
82.8 to 87.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
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
0.15 to 0.25