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EN 1.4125 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4125 stainless steel and EN 1.4508 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4125 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4508 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
32
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 82.7
61.2 to 69.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
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