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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4630 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4557 stainless steel and EN 1.4630 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4630 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
77.1 to 86.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8