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EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4104 stainless steel and EN 1.4526 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 1.4104 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4526 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 23
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 310
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 450
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 750
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 560
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
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
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 800
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 27
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.17
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 78.8 to 84.1
77.4 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.8 to 1.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.015