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EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4590 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4372 stainless steel and EN 1.4590 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4372 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4590 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 47
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 560
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 310
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
16 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
79.7 to 83.7
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15