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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 52% 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 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
37
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
1.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0