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EN 1.3520 Steel vs. EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3520 steel and EN 1.4568 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 1.3520 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4568 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
830 to 1620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
30 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
25 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
23 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0.7 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
70.9 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 7.8
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 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015