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EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4517 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4460 stainless steel and EN 1.4517 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 95% 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 1.4460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4517 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
380
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 83
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.8 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 69.2
56.7 to 65.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 2.0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025