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EN 1.4833 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4833 stainless steel and EN 1.4578 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4833 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 38
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 24
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 58.7 to 66
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015