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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and AISI 301L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
210 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
620 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
13
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0