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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and EN 1.4849 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 43% 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 1.4849 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
42
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
32.6 to 43.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.5
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