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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. S35500 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and S35500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is S35500 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
1330 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

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
16
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
47 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
34 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
44 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
15 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
73.2 to 77.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
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