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EN 1.3538 Steel vs. EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3538 steel and EN 1.4958 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 49% 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 1.3538 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 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 740
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
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 8.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.3
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 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), % 1.7 to 2.0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.2
41.1 to 50.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
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), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5