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EN 1.4105 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4105 stainless steel and EN 1.4516 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 93% 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 1.4105 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, % 23
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 340
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
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 9.0
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.9 to 83.7
83.3 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.35