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EN 1.4325 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4325 stainless steel and EN 1.4501 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4325 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4501 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
430
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 450
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
42
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 75
57.6 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0