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EN 1.4509 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4509 stainless steel and EN 1.4855 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4509 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4855 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 570
610
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
34
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
85
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 90
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 18.5
23 to 25
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 82.1
42.6 to 51.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 25
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.6
0