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EN 1.4057 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4057 stainless steel and EN 1.4516 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4057 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4516 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 430
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 580
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 980
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 790
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 96 to 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700 to 1610
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.22
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.7 to 83.4
83.3 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.35