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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3555 steel and EN 1.4849 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4849 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
42
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
32.6 to 43.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
36 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0