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EN 1.4517 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3523 Steel

Both EN 1.4517 stainless steel and EN 1.3523 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 1.4517 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3523 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
520 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.17 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
1.0 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 56.7 to 65.1
96.5 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.1 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030