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EN 1.3520 Steel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3520 steel and EN 1.4587 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 41% 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 1.3520 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 220
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025