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EN 1.4028 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4595 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4028 stainless steel and EN 1.4595 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4028 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4595 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 400
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 930
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 730
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 96
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1360
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 33
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 32
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.26 to 0.35
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
14 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 87.7
81.3 to 85.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015