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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4547 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4557 stainless steel and EN 1.4547 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1.4547 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 56
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
51 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0.18 to 0.25
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