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EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4311 stainless steel and EN 1.4594 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 1.4311 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
490 to 620
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 450
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
72.6 to 79.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 11.5
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
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