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EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4558 stainless steel and EN 1.4878 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 73% 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 1.4558 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4878 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 350
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
16
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 39.2 to 47.9
65 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 35
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.8