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EN 1.5514 Steel vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5514 steel and EN 1.3956 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5514 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 1680
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 60
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 40
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 50
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.35
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 99.099
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3