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EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4301 stainless steel and EN 1.4516 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4301 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, % 14 to 46
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 330
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 550
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 900
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 820
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 74.5
83.3 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.35