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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. S82012 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and S82012 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is S82012 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
11
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
19 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
71.3 to 77.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0