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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4825 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and EN 1.4825 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4825 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
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 2.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
72
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.15 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
65.6 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
8.0 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030