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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and EN 1.4959 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 1.4959 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
39.4 to 50.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
30 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.25 to 0.65