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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and S31060 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 S31060 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
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1370
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
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
18
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
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