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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4317 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4557 stainless steel and EN 1.4317 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4317 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
380
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
10
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
12 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
78.7 to 84.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
3.5 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025