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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5663 Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and EN 1.5663 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5663 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
63

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.010