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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 1.4109 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and EN 1.4109 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4109 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
80.7 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0.4 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0