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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3555 steel and EN 1.4911 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4911 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 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
37

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
9.8 to 11.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
75.7 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.3 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0.2 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0.1 to 0.4