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EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4521 stainless steel and EN 1.4588 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.4521 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4588 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 500
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
44
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 74.6 to 81.1
41.2 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0