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EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4123 stainless steel and EN 1.4516 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4123 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
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 810
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 24
12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.3
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16.5
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 76.7 to 84.6
83.3 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.35
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.5
0