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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and S38100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
190
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
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
20
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.5 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