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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. S35125 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and S35125 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 55% 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 S35125 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 350
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

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
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
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
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
36.2 to 45.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
31 to 35
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0