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EN 1.5638 Steel vs. EN 1.4008 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5638 steel and EN 1.4008 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5638 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4008 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.12
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.4
81.8 to 86.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025