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EN 1.3532 Steel vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3532 steel and EN 1.4594 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.3532 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4594 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 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1420
1020 to 1170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 50
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 36
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 42
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.18
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.4
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.8
72.6 to 79.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.8 to 4.3
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015