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EN 1.4590 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4655 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4590 stainless steel and EN 1.4655 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4590 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4655 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
23 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 310
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
720 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
450 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 470
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

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 11
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
150 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
510 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 79.7 to 83.7
63.6 to 73.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0