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EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6554 Steel

Both EN 1.4986 stainless steel and EN 1.6554 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4986 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6554 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
230 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
17 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
380 to 520
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 57
30 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
780 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
550 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
810 to 1650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
27 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 59.4 to 66.6
94.6 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
1.0 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030