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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
490
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
17
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
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 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0