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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190 to 210
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
630 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

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
23
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
2.5 to 3.0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0