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EN 1.4511 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4511 stainless steel and EN 1.4878 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.4878 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 330
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 78.9 to 84
65 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8