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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and EN 1.4104 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 1.4104 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
230 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350
400 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
630 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
350 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
77 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
310 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
22 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.1 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
78.8 to 84.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
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
0.15 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0