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EN 1.3533 Steel vs. EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3533 steel and EN 1.4878 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3533 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4878 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 220
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1420
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.1
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 50
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 36
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 42
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.6
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 92.9 to 94.9
65 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
9.0 to 12
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8