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EN 1.3538 Steel vs. S35140 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3538 steel and S35140 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 S35140 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 740
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
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
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.3
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.7 to 2.0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.2
44.1 to 52.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
1.0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030