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EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4595 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4311 stainless steel and EN 1.4595 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4595 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 450
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
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 16
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
14 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
81.3 to 85.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 11.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015