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EN 1.4598 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4600 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4598 stainless steel and EN 1.4600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4598 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
730
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 60.8 to 70.1
82 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.35