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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3555 steel and EN 1.4749 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1.4749 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
180
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
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
68.5 to 73.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0