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EN 1.4523 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4125 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4523 stainless steel and EN 1.4125 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4523 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4125 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 500
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 75.7 to 80.2
78 to 82.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.4 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0