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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4511 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and EN 1.4511 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4511 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
870
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
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
78.9 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
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