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EN 1.3539 Steel vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3539 steel and EN 1.4371 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 1.3539 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
220 to 230
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
740 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.8
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.8 to 2.1
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.5
66.7 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.1
6.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015