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EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4311 stainless steel and EN 1.4874 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4874 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 43
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
290

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
23 to 38.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 11.5
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0