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EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4310 stainless steel and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 270
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 330
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 550
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 900
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 570
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
54
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 260
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 830
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 78
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 9.5
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5