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EN 1.4482 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4482 stainless steel and EN 1.4516 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4482 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, % 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420 to 450
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 530
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 570
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 24
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230 to 250
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 820
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.1 to 74.9
83.3 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 3.5
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
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