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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and EN 1.4588 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4588 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
44
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
41.2 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0