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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and S45503 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
410 to 500
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
1610 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
15
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
72.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0