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EN 1.4529 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4529 stainless steel and EN 1.4581 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 79% 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 1.4529 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
150
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
21
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 42.7 to 50.4
61.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030