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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and EN 1.4303 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4303 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
590 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
17
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
64.8 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0