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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and EN 1.3541 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the spheroidized condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
12.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
83.4 to 87.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0