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EN 1.5538 Steel vs. EN 1.4854 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5538 steel and EN 1.4854 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 1.5538 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4854 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1810
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 64
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 42
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 53
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.5
33.6 to 40.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015