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EN 1.4057 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4057 stainless steel and EN 1.4581 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4581 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 430
150
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 16 to 21
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 980
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 790
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
21
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 96 to 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700 to 1610
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.22
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 77.7 to 83.4
61.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 2.5
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030