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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. S20433 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and S20433 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is S20433 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190
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
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

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
13
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
64.1 to 72.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
5.5 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
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