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EN 1.6554 Steel vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6554 steel and EN 1.4901 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 21
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 520
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 30 to 45
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 930
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550 to 790
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
89

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810 to 1650
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 33
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.23 to 0.28
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 97.3
85.8 to 89.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010