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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4557 stainless steel and EN 1.4539 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 92% 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 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4539 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
43.1 to 51.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010