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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. EN 1.4848 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and EN 1.4848 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.4848 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
25
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
200

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
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
45.4 to 55.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.5
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