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EN 1.4347 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4347 stainless steel and EN 1.4516 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4347 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4516 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.4
83.3 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.35