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EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4374 stainless steel and EN 1.4597 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4374 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4597 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
300
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 550
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.5 to 67.9
63 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 9.0 to 10
6.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.32
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030