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EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8505 Steel

Both EN 1.3543 stainless steel and EN 1.8505 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 1.3543 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8505 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
1050

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
2.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 83.6
95.4 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035