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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. EN 1.4422 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and EN 1.4422 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4422 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
11
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
76.8 to 83.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0030
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0