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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4508 stainless steel and EN 1.4460 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 92% 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 1.4460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
83
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
25 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
60.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015