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EN 1.4736 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

Both EN 1.4736 stainless steel and EN 1.3553 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4736 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
24
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
96

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.7 to 2.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 77 to 81.1
80.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.7 to 2.0