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AISI 431 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

Both AISI 431 stainless steel and EN 1.3555 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 AISI 431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1380
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
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 9.0
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 50
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 36
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28 to 43
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 83.8
85.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 2.5
3.2 to 3.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3