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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5503 Steel

Both EN 1.4938 stainless steel and EN 1.5503 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 (4, 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 1.5503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390 to 520
180 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 630
270 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
400 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
270 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
41 to 81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
200 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
14 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.16 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
98.4 to 99.239
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0.6 to 0.8
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 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0