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EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4378 stainless steel and EN 1.4516 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4516 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340 to 550
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 680
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1130
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 970
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 2370
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69
83.3 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 14.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.3 to 3.7
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.35