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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 1.4852 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and EN 1.4852 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 40% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.4852 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
41
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
220

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
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
29.6 to 40.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0