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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and EN 1.4592 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 78% 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 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Shear Strength, MPa 350
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
43
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
28 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
62.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.8