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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. S40945 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and S40945 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 S40945 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
94

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
11
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
85.1 to 89.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.18 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0