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EN 1.5663 Steel vs. EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5663 steel and EN 1.3541 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5663 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 88.6 to 91.2
83.4 to 87.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.010
0