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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and EN 1.4521 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.4521 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
12
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
74.6 to 81.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
1.8 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0