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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3555 steel and N08332 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 51% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
170
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
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0