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EN 1.5408 Steel vs. EN 1.4713 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5408 steel and EN 1.4713 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5408 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4713 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 160
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1620
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
4.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
84

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 48
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.32
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
6.0 to 8.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.8
88.8 to 93
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015