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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and EN 1.4301 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 EN 1.4301 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
14 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
200 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340
430 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
610 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
220 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
120 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
66.8 to 74.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015