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EN 1.4807 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

Both EN 1.4807 stainless steel and EN 1.3555 steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4807 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 97
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 36.6 to 46.7
85.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
3.2 to 3.6
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3