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EN 1.5538 Steel vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5538 steel and EN 1.4971 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5538 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1810
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 64
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 42
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 53
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.5
24.3 to 37.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0