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EN 1.4589 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4589 stainless steel and EN 1.4594 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4589 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
490 to 620
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 400
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 470
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 96
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 15.5
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 85
72.6 to 79.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 1.2
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.5
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.3 to 0.5
0