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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. S32053 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and S32053 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% 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 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is S32053 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
33
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
44
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
41.7 to 48.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0