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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and S42300 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
330
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
1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
11 to 12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.3