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EN 1.4563 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4563 stainless steel and EN 1.4311 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4563 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4311 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91
93
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

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 36
16
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 31.6 to 40.3
65.7 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32
8.5 to 11.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015