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EN 1.5538 Steel vs. EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5538 steel and EN 1.4874 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1.4874 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1810
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 64
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 42
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 53
11

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.5
23 to 38.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
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
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0