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EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

Both EN 1.4568 stainless steel and EN 1.3553 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.4568 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 1620
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
96

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 58
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 40
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 46
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.090
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 70.9 to 76.8
80.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.0