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EN 1.4713 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5638 Steel

Both EN 1.4713 stainless steel and EN 1.5638 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4713 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5638 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.6
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 84
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.060 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 93
94.4 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015