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EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4371 stainless steel and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 45 to 51
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 340
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 540
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 340
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
54
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 310
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 300
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74.4
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 6.0 to 8.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5