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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4547 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and EN 1.4547 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4547 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
45
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
51 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
17.5 to 18.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010