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EN 1.3539 Steel vs. EN 1.4941 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3539 steel and EN 1.4941 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.3539 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4941 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180
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
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.8
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 1.8 to 2.1
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.5
65.1 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.8