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EN 1.4451 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4451 stainless steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4451 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.2 to 64.6
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015