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EN 1.4307 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4580 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4307 stainless steel and EN 1.4580 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4307 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4580 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 270
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 46
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 320
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91 to 94
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 570
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 210
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 810
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 74.5
61.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
10.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015