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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4468 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and EN 1.4468 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4468 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
19
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
24.5 to 26.5
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
59.7 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
5.5 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025