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EN 1.3519 Steel vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3519 steel and EN 1.3956 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3519 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 96.8
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3