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EN 1.4035 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3521 Steel

Both EN 1.4035 stainless steel and EN 1.3521 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.4035 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3521 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
490 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0.14 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 82.1 to 86.9
96.8 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.3
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.030