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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4424 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and EN 1.4424 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4424 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
350 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 350
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
480 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
580 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
18 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
68.6 to 72.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.2 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
4.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0