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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4560 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4501 stainless steel and EN 1.4560 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4501 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4560 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
91
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 540
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
66.8 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0