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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3538 Steel

Both EN 1.4592 stainless steel and EN 1.3538 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
670 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
3.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
96 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0.4 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0