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EN 1.3539 Steel vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3539 steel and S32304 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 (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 S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.8
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18

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
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.5
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.6
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030