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EN 1.3576 Steel vs. EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3576 steel and EN 1.3541 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3576 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 220
220
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 490 to 1420
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 50
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 36
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 42
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.65
12.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.5
83.4 to 87.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030