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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4423 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and EN 1.4423 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4423 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
380
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 45
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
73.8 to 80.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
2.3 to 2.8
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
6.0 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0030