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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and S38815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
19
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
140

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
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0