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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3553 Steel

Both EN 1.4938 stainless steel and EN 1.3553 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 1.4938 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 870 to 1030
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
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 31 to 37
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.78 to 0.86
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
80.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
4.7 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
6.0 to 6.7
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
1.7 to 2.0