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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

Both EN 1.4592 stainless steel and EN 1.3555 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
85.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.2 to 3.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3