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EN 1.4008 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4008 stainless steel and EN 1.4150 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 1.4008 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4150 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.45 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 13.5
15 to 16.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 86.8
79 to 82.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4