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EN 1.4736 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4511 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4736 stainless steel and EN 1.4511 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4736 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4511 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 500
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
11
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.7 to 2.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 77 to 81.1
78.9 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0