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EN 1.3520 Steel vs. EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3520 steel and EN 1.4958 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 49% 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 1.4958 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
41.1 to 50.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 32.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5