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EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

Both EN 1.3543 stainless steel and EN 1.8507 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
430
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
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
63

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
1.0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 83.6
96.1 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.25
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