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EN 1.3955 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0580 Steel

Both EN 1.3955 stainless steel and EN 1.0580 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3955 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0580 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
5.6 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
210 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
540 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
290 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
31 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
230 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 73.5
97.5 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045