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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. EN 1.4470 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3555 steel and EN 1.4470 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4470 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0