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EN 1.4109 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4509 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4109 stainless steel and EN 1.4509 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4109 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4509 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 480
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
3.4

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
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
17.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 85
77.8 to 82.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.6