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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and EN 1.4971 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 25
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Shear Strength, MPa 340
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
24.3 to 37.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0