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EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel vs. S44625 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4521 stainless steel and S44625 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4521 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S44625 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 330
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 500
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
25 to 27.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 74.6 to 81.1
69.4 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0