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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and EN 1.3549 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
10
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
77.5 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.070 to 0.12