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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. S32808 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and S32808 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 S32808 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
24
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
40
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
27 to 27.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
58.1 to 62.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.0 to 8.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
2.1 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0