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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3558 Steel

Both EN 1.4740 stainless steel and EN 1.3558 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3558 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
490
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
45
Density, g/cm3 7.6
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
5.3

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
73.7 to 77.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3