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EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4458 stainless steel and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4458 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
460
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
94
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
37
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
54
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 40.2 to 53
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 30
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5