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EN 1.3538 Steel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3538 steel and EN 1.4587 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 41% 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 1.3538 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 740
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
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 8.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.3
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 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), % 1.7 to 2.0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.2
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
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), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025