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EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4301 stainless steel and EN 1.4537 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 46
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 330
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91 to 94
91
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 550
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 900
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
46
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 220
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 820
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 74.5
36.3 to 46.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.7
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.17 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010