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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. S41425 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and S41425 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 S41425 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
280
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
920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
810
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
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
13
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
74 to 81.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0