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EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4589 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4518 stainless steel and EN 1.4589 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4518 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4589 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
13.5 to 15.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 70
78.2 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0.2 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5