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EN 1.6553 Steel vs. S42035 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6553 steel and S42035 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.6553 steel and the bottom bar is S42035 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 240
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 21
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 460
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 800
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 670
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
810
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 39
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.7
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 150
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600 to 1190
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 23
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.23 to 0.28
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
13.5 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 98.2
78.1 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0.2 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.8
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0