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EN 1.4837 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4837 stainless steel and EN 1.4371 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4837 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
45 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
290 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
320 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
270 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
250 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 53.4 to 63.7
66.7 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
6.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015