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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4125 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4588 stainless steel and EN 1.4125 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 1.4588 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4125 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 44
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.4
78 to 82.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015