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EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4571 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4578 stainless steel and EN 1.4571 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4571 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 400
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
230 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
130 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 17.5
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 68.5
61.7 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 11
10.5 to 13.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7