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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. EN 1.4864 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3555 steel and EN 1.4864 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4864 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1100
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
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
41.7 to 51
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0