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EN 1.5701 Steel vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5701 steel and S45503 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 1.5701 steel and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 160
410 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1300
1610 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 46
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 34
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 38
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.090 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.7
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.7
72.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.8
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4