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EN 1.4347 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4347 stainless steel and EN 1.4558 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 72% 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 1.4558 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.4
39.2 to 47.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
32 to 35
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.6