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EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4521 stainless steel and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4521 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 23
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Shear Strength, MPa 330
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 500
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

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
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
54
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 74.6 to 81.1
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5