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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4539 stainless steel and EN 1.4537 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 38
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
91
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Shear Strength, MPa 430
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
14
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 31
34
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
46
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
36.3 to 46.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
4.7 to 5.7
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0.17 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010