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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 405 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and AISI 405 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 340
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
11.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
82.5 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030