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EN 1.5113 Steel vs. EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5113 steel and EN 1.3541 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.5113 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 270
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 26
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 97.5
83.4 to 87.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.6 to 1.8
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030