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EN 1.4373 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4373 stainless steel and EN 1.4592 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 1.4373 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 46
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Shear Strength, MPa 530
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
28 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 63 to 71.5
62.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 10.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8