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EN 1.4107 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6554 Steel

Both EN 1.4107 stainless steel and EN 1.6554 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4107 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6554 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
17 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 350
380 to 520
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 45 to 50
30 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 700
780 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 570
550 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 840
810 to 1650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
27 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 87.2
94.6 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030