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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4596 stainless steel and EN 1.4578 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 1.4578 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 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
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
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0