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EN 1.4511 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4511 stainless steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4511 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 330
620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 78.9 to 84
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015