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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4508 stainless steel and EN 1.4372 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 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 1.4508 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

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
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
67.5 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
5.5 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015