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EN 1.3566 Steel vs. EN 1.4837 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3566 steel and EN 1.4837 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.3566 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4837 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 220
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1380
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 49
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 40
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.18
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.4
53.4 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 14
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
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 0.030
0 to 0.030