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EN 1.4590 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4590 stainless steel and EN 1.3549 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4590 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 470
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 79.7 to 83.7
77.5 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.070 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0