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EN 1.4517 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4517 stainless steel and EN 1.4508 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4517 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4508 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
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

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
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
32
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 740
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
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
61.2 to 69.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0.1 to 0.2
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