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AISI 329 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5538 Steel

Both AISI 329 stainless steel and EN 1.5538 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 329 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
160 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
530 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16 to 53

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 28
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 74
97.2 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 5.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025