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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and S30600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
19
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
150

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
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0