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EN 1.3538 Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3538 steel and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
190 to 210
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 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
150

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
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.7 to 2.0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.2
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
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 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.0