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EN 1.4580 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4580 stainless steel and EN 1.4951 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4580 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4951 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
98
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 430
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
49.1 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13.5
19 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015