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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6580 Steel

Both AISI 405 stainless steel and EN 1.6580 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6580 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
220 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
11 to 19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
310 to 610
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
450 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
720 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
460 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
3.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
560 to 2590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.26 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
1.8 to 2.2
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
93.7 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035