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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4508 stainless steel and EN 1.4104 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4508 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4104 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
230 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
630 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
350 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
77 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
310 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
78.8 to 84.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.35