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EN 1.5663 Steel vs. EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5663 steel and EN 1.4541 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
190 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 470
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
220 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
16
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1150
120 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 88.6 to 91.2
65.2 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.010
0