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EN 1.4517 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4408 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4517 stainless steel and EN 1.4408 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 89% 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 1.4517 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4408 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
170
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 740
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.7 to 65.1
62.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030