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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and EN 1.4587 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
36
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
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 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0