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EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6220 Steel

Both EN 1.3549 stainless steel and EN 1.6220 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.3549 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6220 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
550 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.5 to 82
96.7 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0