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EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4371 stainless steel and EN 1.4558 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4558 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45 to 51
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 340
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 540
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 340
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 310
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 300
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74.4
39.2 to 47.9
Manganese (Mn), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
32 to 35
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.6