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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4613 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and EN 1.4613 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 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4613 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 340
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1050
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 30
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
24
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
5.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
22 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
70.3 to 77.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.0