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EN 1.4832 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4832 stainless steel and EN 1.4859 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4832 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 67.4
40.3 to 49
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.5
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030