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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 1.4362 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and EN 1.4362 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 1.4362 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1060
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
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
14
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
26
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
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
22 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
65.5 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
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