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EN 1.6554 Steel vs. EN 1.4507 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6554 steel and EN 1.4507 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 1.6554 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4507 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230 to 280
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 21
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 520
410
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 30 to 45
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 930
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550 to 790
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810 to 1650
850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 33
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.23 to 0.28
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 97.3
56.4 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0