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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. EN 1.4805 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and EN 1.4805 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.4805 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
26
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
44.9 to 56.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0