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EN 1.3559 Steel vs. S40977 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3559 steel and S40977 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3559 steel and the bottom bar is S40977 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1420
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
97

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 42
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.8
83.9 to 89.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015