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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

Both EN 1.4557 stainless steel and EN 1.3555 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
85.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
3.2 to 3.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3