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EN 1.4807 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4451 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4807 stainless steel and EN 1.4451 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4807 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4451 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 600
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
20
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 97
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
39
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
25 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.8 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 36.6 to 46.7
56.2 to 64.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
5.0 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025