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EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4372 stainless steel and EN 1.4539 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4539 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 560
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
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
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 310
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
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