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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4596 stainless steel and EN 1.4537 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
46
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
36.3 to 46.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
4.7 to 5.7
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0.17 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0