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EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

Both EN 1.4371 stainless steel and EN 1.3555 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 1.4371 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74.4
85.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
3.2 to 3.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3