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EN 1.5663 Steel vs. S43940 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.5663 steel and S43940 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5663 steel and the bottom bar is S43940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 470
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1150
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 88.6 to 91.2
78.2 to 82.1
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
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
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 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.010
0