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EN 1.4590 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4590 stainless steel and EN 1.4872 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 1.4590 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 310
620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 470
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

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
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 79.7 to 83.7
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
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