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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.4872 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
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 350
620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
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