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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4837 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4557 stainless steel and EN 1.4837 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.4837 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
20
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
29
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
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
53.4 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
11 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030