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EN 1.4325 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4580 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4325 stainless steel and EN 1.4580 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 94% 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 1.4580 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 450
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 75
61.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
10.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015