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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5113 Steel

Both EN 1.4938 stainless steel and EN 1.5113 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.5113 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
11 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390 to 520
220 to 470
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 630
360 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
320 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
91 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
270 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
17 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
97 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
1.6 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
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
0.9 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0