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EN 1.5537 Steel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5537 steel and S38815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5537 steel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1760
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
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
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 63
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 41
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 52
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.33 to 0.38
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020