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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3551 steel and EN 1.4859 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
40.3 to 49
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0