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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. AISI 440C Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and AISI 440C stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 440C stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
710 to 1970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
9.0
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
78 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0