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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

Both EN 1.4592 stainless steel and EN 1.3553 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 1.3553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
96

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
80.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
4.7 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.0