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EN 1.4512 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4837 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4512 stainless steel and EN 1.4837 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4512 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4837 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 95
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 84.8 to 89.5
53.4 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 14
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 to 0.65
0