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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4028 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and EN 1.4028 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
230 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 350
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
660 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
390 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
94 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
380 to 1360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.26 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
83.1 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0