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EN 1.4560 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4986 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4560 stainless steel and EN 1.4986 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4560 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4986 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
350
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
57
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 390
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 71
59.4 to 66.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030