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EN 1.6563 Steel vs. EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6563 steel and EN 1.4123 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6563 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4123 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1850
720 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.6
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 65
26 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 43
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 54
26 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.44
0.35 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
14 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.9 to 96.5
76.7 to 84.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.5

Comparable Variants