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EN 1.3563 Steel vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3563 steel and EN 1.4542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3563 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1850
880 to 1470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 65
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 43
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 54
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.46
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.4
69.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.45
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015