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EN 1.4517 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4517 stainless steel and EN 1.4526 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4526 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 740
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.7 to 65.1
77.4 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.8 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015