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EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4826 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4311 stainless steel and EN 1.4826 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 1.4826 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
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
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
60.4 to 68.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 11.5
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030