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EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4855 stainless steel and EN 1.4588 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4855 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4588 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 610
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 85
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
44
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 42.6 to 51.9
41.2 to 50.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 25
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0.8 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
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 0.020