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EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4598 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4550 stainless steel and EN 1.4598 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4598 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 74
60.8 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
10 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.2